STAFF DEVELOPMENT CELL

Aarambh

Aarambh is the intramural Staff Sports Competition, featuring a variety of fun sports and activities that cater to all interests and skill levels.

Aarambh, meaning ‘beginning’ in Sanskrit, symbolizes the initiation of a new era in our organization: of team bonding and fitness. IITGN believes that fostering a sense of unity and well-being among the employees improves the workplace environment and contributes to individual growth and happiness.

The inaugural edition of Aarambh was organized from 24-28 February 2025, and the second edition was organized from 04-08 March 2025.

meet kai

The Mascot of Aarambh, KAI, is inspired by the State Bird of Gujarat, the Greater Flamingo. Kai translates into the ‘sea’ in Hawaiian. It is a flamingo with a striking appearance, great social behaviour, and synchronized group dynamics. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it can quickly adapt to a changing and challenging environment and come out on top, unscathed.

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experience the inaugural edition of aarambh'24

Aarambh’24 featured a variety of fun games and activities like Treasure Hunt, Gully Cricket, 3×3 Basketball, Dodgeball, Futsal, Seven Stones, Doubles/Mixed Doubles- Badminton, and the crowd favourite, Tug of War, which decides the Overall Champion. Team Shooting Stars, led by Mr. Mangesh Karade, became the Overall Champion.

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Organizing Team Aarambh’24 and AARAMBH’25

Praveen Chauhan

Praveen Chauhan

Convener Aarambh 2025 & Overall Coordinator

Aarambh 2024

Laxmi Hirani

Laxmi Hirani

Coordinator

Hospitality Aarambh 2024 and Kho-Kho Aarambh 2025

Tenils Solanki

Tenils Solanki

Coordinator

Treasure Hunt & Misc Aarambh 2024 and 2025

Lakshmipriya Valappil

Lakshmipriya Valappil

Coordinator

Misc Aarambh 2024

Sankari Narayan Iyer

Sankari Narayan Iyer

Overall Coordinator

Aarambh 2025

Gaurav Singh

Gaurav Singh

Coordinator

Treasure Hunt Aarambh 2024 and 2025 & Futsal Aarambh 2025

Kunal Agnihotri

Kunal Agnihotri

Coordinator

3×3 Basketball  Aarambh 2024

Ashutosh Shukla

Ashutosh Shukla

Coordinator

Hospitality Aarambh 2025

Ashish Pandey

Ashish Pandey

Coordinator

Gully Cricket       Aarambh 2024 and 2025

Nirav Bhatt

Nirav Bhatt

Coordinator

Dodgeball  Aarambh 2024 and 2025

Tushit Kumar

Tushit Kumar

Coordinator

Badminton Aarambh 2025

Manish Yadav

Manish Yadav

Coordinator

Futsal         Aarambh 2024

Hemant Gupta

Hemant Gupta

Coordinator

Badminton        Aarambh 2024

Babloo Sharma

Babloo Sharma

Coordinator

Seven Stones Aarambh 2024 and 2025

Arijit Reeves

Arijit Reeves

Designer

Aarambh 2024 and 2025

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